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26 Cards in this Set
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How did president johnson do when he first got into office?
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push kennedys plans
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Americans producers produced more goods and services than Americans consumers consumed. Our economy was reffered to as an?
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economy of abundance
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what is the name and yer it was launched of the first nuclear powered submarine?
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nautilus 1954
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who invented the polio vaccine
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Dr. Jonas salk
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between 1940 and 1960 what happened to the population of females in the work place?
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increased 10 percent
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by 1960 how many people worked for the government at some level?
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1 out of 7
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how much didthe population increase between 1946 and 1965? what was the nickname given to this population spike?
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baby boom 33 percent
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what did the federal government locate in houston texas?
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NASA
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how many acres were developers clearing per day on average for housing and business developments?
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3000
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what was the reason given by male employers for not promoting women?
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waiting for marriage
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was the march on washington dc led by martin luther kin a protest or a support rally?
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a support rally
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the civil rights act of 1964 banned discrimination based on wht two things?
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race and sex
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what book was written about womens liberation by betty friedan in 1963?
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feminine mystique
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what organization did friedan help found in 1966
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NOW
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Rev. martin luther king jr believed the best way to achieve racial equality was through what?
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nonviolent direct action
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by 1960 about how many black americans were at or below the poverty line?
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about half
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what did the vietnam aftermath prove about the domino theory?
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it was wrong in south east asia
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what part of the country did america support vietnam?
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south
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how did american citizens feel about the war?
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they were against it
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date of the tet offensive date?
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january 30,1968
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who was killed on april 4,1968?
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martin luther king jr
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the assassin that short robert kennedy did so because america supported who?
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isreal
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who won the presidential election of 1968?
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richard nixon
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gov. george wallace ran for president in 1968 what was his platform
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reinstituiting segregation
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in 1964 an american destroyer was attacked by n vietnam where was it attacked?
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gulf of tonkin
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what did nixon do once in office to stop inflation?
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drafting
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